Haiti
1. a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola;
achieved independence from France in 1804;
the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
• Syn:
Republic of Haiti
• Derivationally related forms:
Haitian
• Members of this Topic:
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• Instance Hypernyms:
country, state, land
• Member Holonyms:
Organization of American States, OAS
• Part Holonyms:
Hispaniola, Hayti, Caribbean
• Member Meronyms:
Haitian
• Part Meronyms:
Port-au-Prince, Haitian capital
2. an island in the West Indies
• Syn:
Hispaniola, Hayti
• Derivationally related forms:
Hispaniolan (for: Hispaniola)
• Instance Hypernyms:
island
• Part Holonyms:
Greater Antilles
• Part Meronyms:
Republic of Haiti, Dominican Republic
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